AIBI's "Chicago Is...Red Hot!!!" was one of Chicago's premier fashion shows held during Fashion Focus Chicago 2008.  This is the show's introductory video directed by Sean J.S. Jourdan.


Editing and motion graphics by C.J. Arellano:

LIES & LIARS was a comedic stage play by Theater Seven conceived and directed by Margot Bordelon and Cassy Sanders. The comedy followed a janitor at a fictional surveillance agency that keeps track of every lie every told.


Video design by C.J. Arellano:



- LIES & LIARS premiered at Chicago Dramatists Theater and ran from July 27-August 30, 2009.

- Chicago Reader said, "The show boasts slick video design by C.J. Arellano."

- Time Out Chicago said, "C.J. Arellano's video design [is] sharp and dynamic."

- Windy City Times said, "Great work by video designer C.J. Arellano."

- Chicago Free Press said, "C.J. Arellano's projections... add the perfect professional balance."

- Chicago Theatre Hullabaloo said, "C.J. Arellano's video wizardry combines starchy middle-management slogans and symbols with a goofy millennial sensibility."

- Centerstage said, "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't completely smitten by LIES & LIARS."

BLACKBIRD is a Victory Gardens Theatre production starring William Petersen for which C.J. Arellano designed and edited the corresponding TV commercial.



- This ad for BLACKBIRD aired throughout June-July 2009 on MSNBC, The Food Network, HGTV, the Discovery Channel, and other cable outlets



Editing and motion graphics by C.J. Arellano: